Friday, December 09, 2016

The deadline for Major League teams to sign their 2012 First-Year Player Draft picks passed on Friday night without the Blue Jays taking any further action. In the end, Toronto completed deals with 32 of its 44 selections.
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Friday's 4 p.m. CT deadline to sign players taken in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft came and went with little noise in St. Louis, largely because the Cardinals had already solidified their class.
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Signing Andrew Heaney came right down the wire on Friday afternoon. Officially, the Marlins and their first-round Draft pick sealed the deal within an hour of the 5 p.m. ET deadline to lock up all Draft picks.
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The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with 17-year-old right-handed pitcher Lucas Giolito, their first-round selection (16th overall) in the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Harvard-Westlake School in California.
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The Orioles have announced that they have agreed to terms with their 2012 first-round pick Kevin Gausman on Friday. The Louisiana State University product was the fourth overall pick in the First-Year Player Draft.
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When the Pirates selected Mark Appel with the eighth overall pick of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft, general manager Neal Huntington knew it would be a "tough sign." He found out just how tough in the last month, as Pittsburgh and Appel failed to reach an agreement before Friday's 5 p.m. deadline to sign drafted players.
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The Marlins have reached an agreement on a $2.6 million bonus with right-hander Andrew Heaney of Oklahoma State, their first-round pick in last month's First-Year Player Draft, according to MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo.
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When the new First-Year Player Draft system was collectively bargained, the expectation was that it would rein in costs, get players to sign early and avoid signing deadline drama. For the most part, it did exactly that.
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Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik and scouting director Tom McNamara on Tuesday introduced Mike Zunino, the Florida catcher they took with the third overall selection in June's First-Year Player Draft.
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The Tigers added two teenage Dominican shortstops to their prospect ranks as the international signing period opened Monday. Detroit has agreed to terms with Domingo Leyba and Willy Adames, pending verification of their identity and age.
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